Kowloon The Walled City

A Chinese enclave in British Hong Kong, Kowloon Walled City was the most crowded settlement in the world until it was destroyed in 1994.

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The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City Anarchic, organic, surreal, this enclave was once among the most densely populated places on Earth.

Known as “the city of darkness,” Kowloon Walled City was a crowded, tangled metropolis of 60,000 people with little political or legal oversight.

At its height in the 1990s, Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong housed about 50,000 people. Its population is unremarkable for small cities, but what set Kowloon apart from others of its size was its density. Spanning only 2.6 hectares, the tiny enclave contained 1,255,000 people per square kilometer, making it the densest city in the world.

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The Walled City of Kowloon is not the "ceiling", it's well beyond what any human being should ever be forced to tolerate. The LES population density would be a more relevant ceiling, since it takes into account New York's ratio of private:public space.

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WREG: Explore Kowloon Walled City Anew with an Immersive, Open-Air Exhibition & Neighbourhood Guide

HONG KONG, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Known for its maze-like architecture and lawless atmosphere, Kowloon Walled City has long captured the imagination of filmmakers, historians and curious ...

Explore Kowloon Walled City Anew with an Immersive, Open-Air Exhibition & Neighbourhood Guide

Kowloon Walled City, often called the “City of Darkness,” was once the most densely populated place on Earth. This video explores its unique history, from its rapid, unregulated growth to the daily ...